Sunday, September 11, 2016

The Weekly Weigh In

• Saturday: no workout, just walking.

• Sunday: ran 15 miles total, with a couple miles
toward the beginning with a couple friends who are doing a couch to 5K program.

• Monday: was going to run sprints, but then I
procrastinated to the point that it was too warm out to make sprints
comfortable, so I decided to do some cross training instead and hit up one of
my new workout DVDs from the Real Appeal program. It was straight up
plyometrics. I’d say I went at about 60% effort since I didn’t know what
exactly I was in for with this workout. It was really good, but I think
next time, I’ll definitely up my effort to at least 80%.

• Tuesday: I did 2000m on the row
machine in 9:21 minutes. Other than that, just walking.

• Wednesday:
progressive 10K run. Felt great!

• Thursday:
worked overtime Wednesday night, even though I was off work from my regular
shift in the afternoon/evening, but I ended up only working 5 hours, so I
didn’t take a lunch break, so no row machine.

• Friday: did 8 miles at an average of 10:21
min/mi. Pretty stinkin’ happy with this run!

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This week was not
even remotely close to ideal when it came to what I was shoving (yep, there was
definitely a metaphorical shovel involved with my eating this week) into my
face. I wish I could blame TOM, but I can’t because that didn’t
happen. But I have been having an issue with feeling slightly snacky the
last couple weeks. I’m thinking it’s boredom with what I’m eating.
It’s just not satisfying enough. So, one of my co-workers, Steven, has
been on a semi-strict paleo diet the last month+ and he loves it. I can
tell he’s happier now that he’s eating paleo…he laughs more. He’s lost a
noticeable amount of weight. He seems to have even MORE energy than
before and he was already an energetic person. So, I’m thinking of giving
it a go. He said you don’t have to be crazy about it. You don’t
NEEEEEED organic, grass fed, blah blah whatever fancy expensive stuff.
He’s gone with store brand products and been just fine. Normal paleo
diets completely exclude dairy products, but he has allowed himself goat cheese
and I think I’ll do the same. I love goat cheese. He eats a lot of
sweet potatoes and roasted chicken. I will probably be lazy and just get
the pre-cooked rotisserie chickens from the grocery store…at least for the
first couple weeks. I will definitely be buying some salmon as I loooove
salmon. I will go back to eating eggs for breakfast. And I’ll start
having a small salad for dinner with just olive oil and balsamic vinaigrette on
it for dinners. And I’m starting this TOMORROW. I will make an
exception, probably…maybe, next Saturday when Amanda and I hang out because
we’ll be going out to eat. But maybe I can find something that’s not TOO
too non-paleo on the menu wherever we end up going to eat. We want to go
see Suicide Squad at one of those dinner and a movie places, but we’re not sure
yet.

Also, I’ve been
having way too many occurrences of acid reflux the last couple weeks and that
is all due to too many processed carbs. Oh, speaking of that and
paleo…I’m going to have to at least temporarily say goodbye to the powdered
creamer and the pink stuff that I put in my coffee each day. Instead, I
think I will try that bulletproof method. I now have a smoothie blender,
so I’ll just use that to blend the butter into the coffee. And that also
means if I want coffee at work, I will need to make it at home and take it with
me, no more making it at work. Which is perfectly fine. Also, no
more diet cokes for a while as well. Instead, I’ll be kicking back with
the mineral water when I want carbonation.

My digestion has
been out of whack for a while now. So, on Thursday this week, I did a bit
of a juice reset. I don’t buy into the hype of cleanses and detoxes as
our bodies are built to do all that just fine on their own. But every now
and then our digestive tract can use a little resetting and the best way I found
through reading about it is to just drink juice for one day, then eat sensible,
whole foods the following day and you should be fine after that. So, that
coupled with me starting an at least mostly paleo diet tomorrow, I think my GI
tract should be getting back to how it should be. Because I’ve been
basically having IBS for quite some time now. What I wouldn’t give to
have regular poops…and have them on the regular as well.

I also had some
lack of motivation in getting my ass in gear to run this week. I hate
that. It’s a little frustrating at best. I hate it because I KNOW
that once I start running, all is good and well in my world, but getting
started is like pulling teeth from a rabid wolverine. I don’t understand
it.